carnotite

English

Carnotite

Etymology

Carnot +‎ -ite

Noun

carnotite (countable and uncountable, plural carnotites)

(mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a potassium uranyl vanadate that is a major ore of uranium, with the chemical formula K₂(U O₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O.

Translations

mineral

Catalan: carnotita f
Finnish: karnotiitti
German: Karnotit m
Portuguese: carnotita (pt) f
Spanish: carnotita f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Carnotite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“carnotite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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